Rifle Edged Out by Kentucky

Saturday, October 29

Lexington, KY

9 AM

Army West Point

4651

4704

Kentucky

Rifle Edged Out by Kentucky

October 29, 2016 | Rifle

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Senior Marvin Lewis set the pace for the Army West Point rifle team, but his efforts were not enough as the No. 16 Black Knights fell to No. 6 Kentucky, 4704-4651, in a Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) match at Buell Armory Saturday.

The Black Knights (1-2, 0-2 GARC) turned in season highs in both aggregate (4651) and smallbore (2312), the team's highest score since posting a 4653 aggregate at the GARC Championships in 2013-14.

The Wildcats, who defeated Navy earlier this year, claimed the individual winner in both disciplines, sweeping the top three in smallbore and the first four in air rifle.

HOW IT HAPPENED IN SMALLBORE

Kentucky's Hanna Carr posted a 590 to claim medalist honors.
Marvin Lewis posted a career high 581 (aided by a perfect 200 score in prone), placing fourth overall with classmate Danielle Cuomo finishing sixth behind a season-best 579.
Sophomore Payne Nunn's career 577 shattered his previous high by nine points with yearling Nathan Brewer rounding out the Black Knights' four-man firing unit with a 575 helping Army to a 2312.
Plebe Madeline Erikson recorded a season best 560 and junior Michael Garner added a 569 as part of Army's travel squad.

HOW IT HAPPENED IN AIR RIFLE

Wildcat Bill Azzinaro recorded a 598 as three members of Kentucky scored in the 590 range.
Army swept the fifth through eighth spots with Lewis leading the way with a 587 to place fifth. One point behind was Nunn with a career 586 for the sixth spot.
Erikson turned in a 584 and Brewer added a 582 as Army's bested its season mark in that disciple (2299) with a 2339.

AGGREGATE SCORING

Lewis was fifth with an 1168 (581/587), Nunn 1163 (577/586) placed sixth with Brewer 1159 (575/580) and Cuomo 1155 (579/576) finishing ninth and tenth, respectively.

COACH'S COMMENTS:

"I think that score (our best in a few years) is indicative of the hard work the team has put in," said head coach Web Wright, "but I also got the sense that everyone walked off the line knowing we could do better scrapping points here and there. We have been shooting well in practice, and I think we will continue to build and are still getting better and we are still learning and have the rest of the season to keep working on it."

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